Safety razor holder and blade



A ril 12, 1932. L, L VE 1,853,867

SAFETY RAZOR HOLDER AND BLADE Filed Dec. 5, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l [NVZZV'TOZZ 16 my diam April 12, 1932. G. LOVE SAFETY RAZOR HOLDER AND BLADE Filed Dec. 5, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ZNVZNTOJZ Zemg 6': [are I so Patented Apr. 12, 1932,

' UNIT EiDl- ST T S annoy. Gs novnggorrmitADELPHiA; IENNfiYIJVAN IA I sarnrxinazoaiaotnnnannisranna V Application med-Decemb r 5, 193 1. "Serial gsra eav My invention relatesto new and'iiseiiu'l l'lllzprovements *in' a safety razor holderi and blade, and has forone of its -objectsto-gen1- erally improvethe. construction of devices of 5 thisskind so'that there shall be a 'm'icrometer adjustment of the'curvature of the blade for shavingpnrposes. I V V e'ct of th'e invention is-to pro- A nother obj videmeans for adjusting the guard'and blade I 10 relative to each-other; 1

Anotherobject of the invent'ion; is to provide "means for ad-justingthe top plate or head of the holderrel ative tothe-guard and component parts t'here'ot by the application of' the adjusting force-or p-ull at the ends of the head or top plate instead o'f-atiapoir it Y or points between the ends. l

' Another object of the invention iS tO provide a; guard having straight edges in contradistinction to the usual serratedfgnard's-which V will act as a skin tightener or smoother-to produce an ngnwrinwk-led surface over which the blade is to pass, said guard also acting to rmove the 'lna-j or partof the lather prior to the cuttingaction-taking place order toprevent: said lather clogging the blade.

Said -guard will also follow every" contour of the: surface "over which it passes without locating the adjusting means whereby the de-; vi'c'e maybe readily operated by one hand in prodncing the various adjustments" to the blade'.- v v .7

A still "further object of the invention is to provide an imperfora-te safety ra'zol' blade except for a notch at-each end."

T359 fWith these-and; other endsin magma Incarrying outmyinventionas herein embodied 10; represents, a suitable handle invention consists in the details of constructizonand combinationof elements hereinafter set zfiorzt'f 1 and then specifically designated by the cl'aims. 7 v In order that qthose skilled in the :artsto which thisinvention .appertains may-under standtho w to ama'ke: and .use rthersame, .I will a describe;lts'nconstruction in detail, referring numerals toigtheaccompanying drawings Fig, This 3 a; side elevation of -a-1safety razor holder-and iblade constructed ,in accordance with .my-jinvention showing thesame ready "for-ruse. v c

Fig; .2 isa ;viewat :right angles to l sig; 1. Fig: is; a: View similar to Fig; V1 with the toppla'tewor head thrown back-'intoyan open positions 7 g 47 Eigilgis' avtoprrplan view-ofFig. '1

Fig. .5; is; ailongitudinal sectional viewo'f ther-devicefwith thehandleleft-in; elevation to illustrat adetail of construction and the Fig.1 fil-ispa viewat wright angleswtoFig d' with the upper parts brokenaiwayasfarback as'rthe axis;,oiithehandle; with the exception thatsaid ihandleisr-leftin' elevation.

-7 isia perspectiveviewvozfi the combined guard-and clamping -briclge'on a slightlyrednced' scale nFig; .-8 is ail-"enlarged faceyview of the I having intermediate portion near: its up: per}- .end gprovided; withwascrew thread 1 v11 while the part -,a bov;e the threaded portion is preferably reduced in; size to form aspindle 12, and if found desirable, the extreme 11pper end maybe fnrther reducedin size to.

provide a teat 13 and form, a shoulder; 14 on,

which" thebombined guard and clamping" bridge 15 rests when the latter ismounted on;

a the handle. The teatLmay-beof noncircular j shape in across section-as illustrated so as to fit-in aisimilarly shapedihole 16in said combined; guardandgclainping bridge; or the lattermay. beQmoiintedonthe handlein any An adjusting nut 21 of tubular form is swiveled to the lower end of the shank 18 and is internally threaded throughout a portion of its length as at 22 for coaction with, the threads 11 on the handle 10 whereby rotation of said adjusting nut will movethe same longitudinally on the handle and therefore carry the base plate 17 along said handle-for a purpose to be presently described.

A hinge knuckle 23 is provided at one end of the base plate 17 while a central tongue 24: projects from the opposite end and at each side of the tongue 24, the end edge of said base plate is beveled to form lips 25.

A concavo-convextop plate or head 26 has a pair of legs 27 at one end by which said top plate or head is hinged to the base plate 17 through the medium of a pintle 28 passing through the legs 27 and the hinge knuckles 23, and said top plate or head is provided with another pair of legs 29 at the opposite end provided with notches 30 in their inner surfaces for coaction with the lips 25 to fasten and temporarily hold the top plate or head 26 in a closed position as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 6 and said legs 29 straddle the tongue 24 and are provided with shoulders 31 at their lower ends to engage said tongue and thereby limit the closing movement of the top plateor head.

Lugs 32 depend from the underside of the top plate or head '26 adjacent the ends thereof on the longitudinal center of said top plate for registration with apertures 33 in'the ends of the clamping bridge 34 constituting a part of'the combined guard plate and clamping bridge and said bridge 3% is carried by and preferably formed integral with piers 35 which in turn are carried by and preferably formed integral'with the guard member of element 36, the latter being of the proper length to freely passbetween the pairs of legs 27 and 29 but considerably wider than the top plate or head 26 and likewise may be wider than thebase plate 17 as shown. It is to be particularly noted that the longer or side edges of the guard are smooth and straight and project beyond the contiguous edges of the top plate or head-26.

An oblong flexible blade 37 is imperforate except for a notch 38 in each end for alignmentwith the apertures 33 in the clamping bridge 34 and for registration with the lugs 32 and the longer sides or edges are sharpened to provide cutting edges 39. 7

With the safety razor holder open as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a blade 37 may be placed upon the inverted top plate or head 26 with I the notches 38 in registration with the lugs 32. Said top plate or head 26 is then swung over and suflicient force applied thereto to spring the free ends of the legs 29 over the lips 25 until the grooves 30 register with said lips at which time said top plate or'head will be held against accidental opening.

By holding the handle 10 and rotating the adjusting nut 21 in the proper direction which can be done with one hand, said adjusting nut 21 will be threaded downward along the handle 10 so as to move the base plate and therefore the top plate or head with it and in a downward direction relative to the combined guard and clamping bridge so that the blade lying between the bridge element and the top plate or head will be flexed to anydesir'able degree'by the micrometer adjustment of the coaeting screw threads on the handle and adjusting nut.

The pressure is applied through the medium of thelegs 27 and 29 at the ends of the top plate 26 so that there is little likelihood of said top plate being sprung out of alignment wherefore a safety razor is provided which when adjusted for use cannot cut the skin of the user.

In actual practice the best results are obtained if the razor is used with a slight rocking motion and as the same is drawn over the part of the body being shaved, the skin will be drawn quite'taut'so as to bemade smooth for the passage of the blade thereover and since said guardhas no serrations of any kind, no ridges orwrinkles will be produced and there will not be any pulling and scrap ing which often results in skin irritation.

Since the guard scrapes the major part of the lather off the face before the blade contacts with the hair, said blade will not be clogged and the cut hair and lather may be readily removed by simply running water on the device which can pass between the base and top plates from side to side orend to end.

7 Due to the imperforate construction of the blade, its flexibility is even throughout the entire length thereof and yet when in use it is sufiiciently rigid to produce a clean out which eliminates any jumping action and resultant hair pulling and skin irritation.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction herein illustrated and described as these may be varied withr base plate slidably mounted upon said handle with the latter projecting through said base 7 plate, a top plate, legs carried by one of said plates and coacting with the other to hold 1 said plates in spaced relation and a combined top plate. 7 p j i a 2. The structure set forth in claim 1,"

wherein the side edges of the guard element are straight and smooth. V 3. A safety razor holder comprising a hancdle, a combined guard and clamping bridge carried by the upper end of said handle, a

base plate slidably mounted on said handle,

means for adjusting said plate longitudinall of the handle, a top plate for coacting wit 7 the bridge, a pair of legs at one-end of said hold said top plate in a normally closed potop plate and hingedly connected with one end of the base plate and a pair of legs at the opposite end of said top plate and coacting with the'contiguous end of the' base plate to sition relative to the base plate.

4:- The structure set forth in claim 3, in combination with means rotatably connected with the base plate and having threaded con- 1 nection with the handle for moving said-base plate and associated parts longitudinally of the handle and relative to the combined guard and clamping bridge.

5. A safety razor holder comprising a hanformed integral with the guard and project- 7 ingupwardly from the same on the longitudinal center line thereof and in spaced relation to each other and a clamping bridge formed integral with said piers with the ends of said bridge projecting beyond said piers and having notches in the projecting ends for registration with the lugs depending from the top'plate.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

' p LEROY G. LOVE.

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dle provided with an intermediate threaded portion and having its upper end reduced in size to form a spindle, a base plate slidably and non-rotatably mounted upon the spindle portion of the handle, a tubular adjusting*- i I nut swiveled to the base plate-and having threaded connection with the threaded por-' tion of'the handle whereby rotation thereof will move the base plate longitudinally of' the handle, hinge knuckles at one end of'the base plate, a tongue at the opposite end of V the base plate and of less width than the latter, beveled lips formed from the edges at said other end of the base plate at both sides of the tongue, a concavo-convex top plate, a pair of legs at one end of said top plate hingedly connected-with the hinge knuckles of thebase plate, a pair of legs at the opposite I end of the top plate'spaced to straddle the tongue and having shoulders adjacent their lower ends for coaction with said tongue to limit the'closing'movement of said top plate,

the inner surfaces of said legs having grooves for registration with the lips to hold the top plate in the closed position against accidental displacement, lugs depending fromthe inner a face of the top plate one adjacent each" end on the longitudinal center linefa guard of greater width than the top plate mounted upon the upper end of the handle, piers- 

